published in The Atlantic
Wood review the new book, "Blindfold: A Memoir of Capture, Torture, and Enlightenment" (Scribner) by Theo Padnos. Padnos crossed from Turkey into Syria as a freelance writer in 2012 and was subsequently taken hostage by members of al-Qaeda, where he was beaten and tortured until released almost two years later.
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